Words: Rory FH Smith
Walking around the Goodwood Revival race paddock at first light is firmly on the ‘bucket list’ of every petrol pilgrim and, if it’s not, then you’d better add it. Watching as the covers come off to reveal some of the most iconic shapes in racing history is a sight to behold and enough to give classic car-loving gentlemen shivers down the spine. After countless laps around the paddock, much deliberation and heated debates, we’ve put together a list of the finest looking machines of the Goodwood Revival.
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO/64
Owned by classic car fanatic and JCB head honcho Lord Bamford, the Ferrari 250 GTO weighs in as one of the most highly anticipated and valuable cars of the weekend. Racing in the RAC TT Celebration on the last day of the Revival, this multimillion pound monument to 1960s styling distanced itself from the V8 competition with its sonorous V12 on the race track.
1954 Maserati 250F
Not content with just celebrating its centenary at the Revival, Maserati gave the crowds a show as 16 deafening 250Fs took to the track to mark 60 years since the famed single-seater was first conceived. In addition to the cars stunning slender design, it was later described by Sir Stirling Moss as the best front-engined F1 car he’d ever driven. Endorsements don’t come much bigger than that, do they?
1969 Velar Range Rover
Perhaps the finest example of a pre-production Range Rover in existence, this Velar Range Rover is one of twenty-six development vehicles built between 1969 and 1970. With its clean, functional and elegant design, the Velar Range Rover proudly stood out against the competition at the recreated Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show.
1938 Alfa Romeo Tipo 308C
Developed in 1938, this stunning example of a pre-war single seat racer started its racing life at the Pau Grand Prix that year. With only four Tipo 308Cs ever making it into existence, the cars raced for a short time in Europe before they transferred to the American Indianapolis 500 series after the start of the Second World War.
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